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Magolor

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Magolor
Artwork of Magolor in various roles
Details
First appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Latest appearance Super Kirby Clash
Other appearance(s) New Challenge Stages
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
Kirby Star Allies (Dream Friend)
Cameo appearances Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Theme music

Clip of Magolor's theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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Hi there! My name is Magolor. I'm from another dimension, but I just love Planet Popstar. I can't get enough of it! Things got a bit hectic when I first arrived, but that's all in the past, thanks to Kirby.
— Magolor's opening dialogue from New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection

Magolor (sometimes spelled Magalor) is a major character in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and the host of the New Challenge Stages section of Kirby's Dream Collection. He is also the shopkeeper in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and in Super Kirby Clash, and appears as a playable Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies. Magolor hails from Halcandra and commands the Lor Starcutter.

Physical Appearance

Magolor is a small, ellipsoid being who possesses disembodied hands, but no feet and can float freely in the air. His face consists merely of two yellow eyes (the rest presumably being covered up by his face belt). The belt itself seems to wrap around his entire body, covering some of his face, and has a small yellow-fringed cape which extends around most of the circumference. Additionally, the rim of his hood as well as the pattern on his body resembles a gear, which matches the motif of the Energy Spheres for the Lor Starcutter.

Atop his head, he has two pointy "ears" which resemble those of a cat to a degree. On the official Japanese Kirby Twitter account, one illustration featuring feline characters implies Magolor is also catlike with his pointed "ears".

When wearing his Shopkeeper outfit, Magolor's cloak bears a simpler woven look, eschewing the gear fringes and yellow accents, and takes on a primarily green and white hue.

There does not appear to be a limit to how high Magolor can float off the ground, but he still prefers to hover only a few inches above it at most times.

Personality

When Magolor first arrives on Popstar, he appears to be friendly and cordial, and easily convinces Kirby and friends to help him in his plight to recover his ship's Energy Spheres. As revealed later in the story, this act was a charade; he is cleverly able to feign grief and joy in order to get people to do what he wants. This allowed him to take advantage of Kirby's hospitality and lead him to the Master Crown. He is often melodramatic, and even when he is trying to act evil and intimidating (as seen after his Master Crown-induced transformation), he usually can't get the emotion right. He also appears to have an ego about him, and is obsessed with challenges, particularly races. He often gloats when he is in the lead, which usually leads to him slowing down and getting passed up, to which he will then get angry and speed up. If he wins a race, he gloats endlessly, but if he loses, he sulks. Finally, he is shown to be a bit of a trickster; for example, he covers the screen with a curtain during segments of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D: Reprise" in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, laughing if King Dedede falls into a pit, and he pretends to betray Team Kirby in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe upon purchasing all of his equipment (though he clarifies that he's only joking).

Magolor isn't entirely without good qualities, though. Though he seems to get caught up in his scheme to take over Popstar, it's implied that this may not be his fault. The pause screen description for Magolor Soul indicates that, at some point, he lost control of his actions and became a "manifestation of the crown itself". After being defeated by Kirby and friends, he seems to have learned his lesson. To make up for his bad deeds, he offers to build Kirby some new challenge courses in New Challenge Stages. In the same game, he seems to have a friendly rivalry with Kirby, as seen during the races with him; the two part ways on amicable terms in the game's credits sequence.

Magolor appears to be a skilled technician and wizard, as he claims that upon initially excavating the Lor from Halcandra, it was in bad shape, and he had to repair it. His building and summoning skills are also apparent in New Challenge Stages, as he was the one who built all the courses that Kirby played through, as well as summoning a myriad of foes during the races. His industriousness is also on display when he sets up a Gem Apple cart in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.

Outside of the video game series proper, Magolor is often used as a representative for news on Kirby series titles, mainly for Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. Occasionally he interacts with other characters, such as The Three Mage-Sisters, whom he appears to have a rocky relationship with. Magolor is also often depicted in supplementary material associating with Marx, who shares a similar role and personality with him. As the final bosses of their respective games, they share similar attacks, even identical black hole and laser beam attacks. They also appear together in a Stone transformation in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and one title screen animation of Kirby Star Allies, acknowledging the similarities between the two.

In the Japanese versions of the games, Magolor is implied to speak with a foreign accent, as many words in his dialogue are spelled with katakana where one would normally use hiragana.

Game Appearances

Magolor's video game appearances  
Game Role Notes
Kirby series
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Main antagonist
Kirby's Dream Collection Non-playable character Appears in New Challenge Stages.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe Cameo Makes minor appearances in various locations.
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Non-playable character Appears as an obstacle in the C-R-O-W-N-E-D stage.
Kirby: Planet Robobot Cameo Appears in several stickers and a Stone transformation.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Supporting protagonist Runs Magolor's Shoppe.
Kirby Star Allies Supporting protagonist and playable character Appears as a Dream Friend in Wave 3.
Super Kirby Clash Supporting protagonist Runs Magolor's Shoppe.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Cameo Appears as a trophy.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo Appears as a spirit.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Role

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Magolor sulks upon seeing his ship wrecked and its parts scattered as Kirby and his friends observe.

Magolor sets the primary objective of Kirby's Return to Dream Land when he crashes into the countryside of Popstar in the Lor Starcutter, shedding most of the ship's pieces in the process. Upon discovering Magolor in the wreck, Kirby and his friends agree to help the stranded alien by scouring the planet collecting the pieces. One-by-one, Kirby and his team restore the pieces to the ship until it is back in working order.

To thank Kirby for this task, Magolor takes him and his friends to his "homeworld", the broken planet Halcandra. After crossing dimensions, the ship prepares to land in a desolate plain on the planet's surface when it is shot down by fireballs. After regaining composure, Magolor identifies the source of the aggression as a giant four-headed dragon named Landia. Magolor begins to despair at this threat, but Kirby reassures him, and agrees to defeat the dragon.

When Landia falls, a mysterious glowing crown falls from one of his heads. As Kirby and his friends celebrate their victory, Magolor appears without warning and congratulates them with a mysterious stillness. He then takes the crown and places it on his head, revealing that he had fabricated the entire scenario in order to obtain this "source of limitless power". Magolor transforms into a frightening ethereal being and promises to conquer the universe, starting with Popstar. He leaves Kirby and his team through a transdimensional portal, intent on stranding them on Halcandra, but Landia assists Kirby and his team by pursuing Magolor through the rift.

Eventually, Kirby and his team catch up to Magolor, and do battle with both him and his ship. The battle is hard, and much magical power is exerted on both sides, but Magolor is eventually defeated, having been mutated into a horrid magical specter in the process. The Master Crown shatters and Magolor vanishes after being restored to his normal form. He is not seen again for the remainder of the game, but he reportedly survives and later makes amends with Kirby.

Extra details
Anyway... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The time has come for your planet... No! The time has come for the ENTIRE UNIVERSE to bow down to me. And for being such a big help in all of this, your planet gets to go first! Prepare to bow, Popstar! Welcome your new overlord!
— Magolor in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

There is an easter egg foreshadowing his betrayal. The alliterative first letter of every level's name (shown in bold), from Cookie Country to Dangerous Dinner, spelled out in order, is CROWNED. Magolor Soul's theme is named that as well. In addition, when Kirby has collected all 120 Energy Spheres and talks to Magolor in the Lor Starcutter in Extra Mode, he may have one of the following conversations (he doesn't reveal as much in Main Mode):

  • Magolor will explain the origin of the Lor (claiming he excavated it) and the power of the Master Crown, and urge Kirby to defeat Landia so he can get the crown to rule the universe.[1]
  • Magolor will mention he knew about Kirby long before they met. He will also claim he knows somebody who knows Kirby very well. Ironically, he will say "Nothing good comes of fighting" in the end.[2]

Boss Battle

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Kirby and Landia catch up with Magolor, souped up by the Master Crown.
Magolor deceived Kirby and stole Halcandra's legendary treasure, the Master Crown! It's up to Kirby to save the universe.
— VS Magolor Special Page, Kirby's Return to Dream Land


Once they catch up to where Magolor has gone, he summons the Lor Starcutter to do battle with them, ironically using each of the parts that were recovered to do various attacks. After the Lor is shot down, Magolor makes his getaway, and the team pursues Magolor himself, who proceeds to knock each one of them out of the air. On the ground, Kirby and his friends then must fight Magolor hand-to-hand in his souped-up form. During this fight, Magolor demonstrates the Master Crown's power with a variety of unending magical attacks, including throwing spheres of dark energy and opening rifts to try and suck Kirby into a realm of pain, even resorting to create a star-shaped Super Shield when his health is nearly depleted. Kirby has to break through the shield by using his various Super Abilities, then finish Magolor off with the Ultra Sword.

Unfortunately, even this is not enough, as the Master Crown pulses, reincarnates, and takes control of Magolor into an even larger ghostly-looking form known as Magolor Soul and they must fight again. Magolor Soul opens up by immediately dispelling Kirby's Ultra Sword ability, and then displays even more ludicrously powerful attacks, including his own versions of the Super Abilities that Kirby had been using throughout the game. Once Magolor Soul is defeated, he finally dispels slowly and reverts to Magolor's original form. The Master Crown levitates off his head and shatters, leaving Magolor to warp inward and disintegrate, ending his role in the game's storyline.

It is shown later on that this did not actually end up killing him, and he seems to have lightened up without the Master Crown's influence or allure, as he is seen in later main-series games.

Magolor

The following lists all of Magolor's attacks for the first two phases in the Main Game of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase of the fight only.

Attacks - Main Game  
Attack Description
Magic Spheres
Magolor summons orbs of dark energy that spin in place or hold for a moment, then fire at Kirby. They can be deflected or inhaled. In the second phase, they can be conjured from the background.
Deadly Needles
Magolor summons spikes from the ground which systematically cover the stage. The attack lasts longer in phase 2.
Revolution Flame
From the background, Magolor fires five rounds of spinning fire that burst on the stage.
Doomer Rift
Magolor opens a rift, and Sphere Doomers fly out in a spiral path, harming whatever they touch.
Black Hole
Magolor enters the background and opens a giant rift in an attempt to suck Kirby in. If Kirby is caught, he gets taken to a dimension of pure pain and is zapped repeatedly. This is similar to the black hole that Marx can summon.
Super Beam
Magolor fires a gigantic beam that covers the entire stage. It creates stars where it hits.
Some attack names listed are conjectural.
Magolor EX
Magolor stole the Master Crown and the Lor from their sacred resting places on Halcandra. He's a liar and a wizard... Defeat him!
— VS Magolor EX Special Page, Kirby's Return to Dream Land

In Extra Mode, Magolor attacks more fervently, and most of his moves have new colors and visual effects, but his move-set is largely the same:

Attacks - Extra Mode  
Attack Description
Magic Spheres EX
Magolor summons orbs of dark energy that spin in place or hold for a moment, then fire at Kirby. They can be deflected or inhaled. In the second phase, they can be conjured from the background. Much faster and more numerous than in the Main Game.
Deadly Needles EX
Magolor summons spikes from the ground which systematically cover the stage. The attack lasts longer in phase 2. Faster than in the Main Game.
Revolution Flame EX
From the background, Magolor fires five rounds of spinning fire that burst on the stage. Faster than in the Main Game.
Doomer Rift EX
Magolor opens a rift, and Sphere Doomers fly out in a spiral path, harming whatever they touch. Faster than in the Main Game.
Black Hole EX
Magolor enters the background and opens a giant rift in an attempt to suck Kirby in. If Kirby is caught, he gets taken to a dimension of pure pain and is zapped repeatedly. Has more suction than in the Main Game. It is similar to the black hole Marx can summon.
Super Beam EX
Magolor fires a gigantic beam that covers the entire stage. It creates stars where it hits. Much faster than in the Main Game.
Attack names listed are conjectural.

Additionally, during the third phase, Magolor can create gusts of wind, fire orbs from rifts, and different Super Abilities are featured before the Ultra Sword.

According to VS Magolor EX Special Page, Magolor did not originally own the Lor Starcutter, instead having stolen it from Halcandra. Additionally, in the game's ending cinematic, Landia commands the Lor from the outside, and then flies back home with it, implying the dragon is the true owner of the ship.

Kirby's Dream Collection

Magolor is the host of the New Challenge Stages section of Kirby's Dream Collection and is apparently friends with Kirby there, pointing out that "things got a bit hectic" the last time he appeared. At the end of each world of this sub-game, Kirby races against Magolor using the ability of his choice, while Magolor summons obstacles for Kirby to try to avoid. Amusingly, even though Magolor set up these races, he still feels sullen if Kirby beats him.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Magolor does not have a role in this game, but his likeness is seen in several different locations.

  • In Stage 3 of Wild World, a portrait of Magolor can be seen in the background during the fight with the Ace Fuwa Rover.
  • One of Kirby's Stone transformations depicts Magolor.
  • The third-to-last Keychain depicts an 8-bit rendering of Magolor, which is the same rendering as the statue from Kirby's Dream Collection.
  • Magolor appears in the audience during Triple Deluxe's Kirby Master video.

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

Magolor appears in one of the secret stages, which features the C-R-O-W-N-E-D theme. He acts as an obstacle, covering certain drums.

A Miiverse post explains that, in addition to building the New Challenge Stages, Magolor also built the Drum Dash courses.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

As in Triple Deluxe, Magolor does not appear directly in the game. His likeness can however be found in a Stone transformation, as well as a number of stickers.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe/Super Kirby Clash

Main article: Magolor's Shoppe
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Magolor as he appears in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, wearing his green robe and holding a Gem Apple.

Magolor makes an appearance in this expanded Sub-Game, here wearing a green robe and serving the role of shopkeeper for Magolor's Shoppe. He sells Kirby various bits of equipment, including new weapons and armor for each role, as well as potions and other items.

Magolor accepts currency in the form of Gem Apples and Fragments, though the latter are only used to purchase and upgrade weapons and armTemplate:Or. He also sells Gem Apples, though these require real world currency to purchase. In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, Magolor offers discounts for Gem Apple purchases on Sunday of each week (which he refers to as "Magolor Day"). In Super Kirby Clash, he occasionally offers a few Gem Apples as a free gift instead.

Kirby Star Allies

Magolor's Dream Friend trailer
This charming rogue magician arrives from Kirby's Return to Dream Land with a wink and something up his sleeve. But he's your Dream Friend, and he's more than willing to help you conquer the galaxy.
— Pause screen description of Magolor in Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, Magolor makes his playable debut as a Dream Friend in version 4.0.0 and onward. He primarily takes from his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, but possesses several attacks inspired by his boss incarnation, his moves in New Challenge Stages, and even his appearance in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. He also gains a version of the Ultra Sword as one of his attacks.

Magolor is capable of imbuing his allies with the 'Bluster', 'Zap', and 'Sizzle' Power Effects. He also has a unique Friend Ability called Summon Lor, which has him create a replica of the Lor Starcutter which his allies jump into.

Magolor's Dream Friend Moveset in Kirby Star Allies  
Skill Button Execution Skill Button Execution
Magic Sphere
Press and release B
Gem Apple Bombs
↓ + B
Revolution Orbs
Hold B briefly before releasing
Detonate
Gem Apple Bombs, then ↓ + B
Revolution Flame
Hold B even longer before releasing
Black Hole
While in the air, ↑ + press and hold B, then move (using analog stick)
Deadly Needles
↑ + press and release B
Summon
Summon Black Hole and then release B
Double Deadly Needles
↑ + hold B briefly before releasing
Ultra Sword
↓, and then ↑ + B
Double Deadly Needles Deluxe
↑ + hold B even longer before releasing
Magic Barrier
L/R
Magalor Surge
Dash + B
Dimensional Vanish
L/R in midair

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Magolor makes an appearance as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Name Image Game Description
Magolor MagolorTrophyWiiU.png Wii Kirby's Return to Dream Land One day, a huge hole opened in the sky and the Lor Starcutter crashed down to Dream Land. Magolor, the captain of the ship wasn't injured in the crash, but the ship lost several important parts. Kirby and his friends help recover the pieces, and Magolor guides them to Halcandra. Everything seems to be going well...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Magolor appears as a primary Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, using his official artwork from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. His Spirit is ranked ★★★ Ace, Attack-type, has 3 support slots and no skill. Interestingly, he has higher defense than attack despite being Attack-type, with base stats of 1,730 defense and 931 attack and level 99 stats of 5,205 defense and 2,802 attack. He can be obtained in three ways; battling him in World of Light, battling him in the Spirit Board, or by purchasing him from the Shop.

During the Spirit Battle in World of Light and Spirit Board, Magolor's spirit possesses one male Robin (a magic user) and is fought in the Halberd stage with the theme "CROWNED". In this battle, the screen will occasionally flip upside down, which is a reference to the Magolor boss battle in Return to Dream Land.

Music

Magolor has several musical themes for his different forms.

Magolor, the Distant Traveler

Main article: Magolor, the Distant Traveler

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Sound Test Music 002: Magolor's Theme when Kirby visits him in the Lor Starcutter. It is titled 彼方かなたからの旅人たびびとマホロア (Magolor, the Distant Traveler) in the Japanese soundtrack but has no official title in English so far.

This track has a variation in later games which is titled 異空いくうヲカケル旅人たびびと (The Traveler Across Another Dimension) in Japanese and "Distant Traveler" in English. This version is used in:

This track also has an acoustic version as the theme of Magolor's Shoppe in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.

Under My Control

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Sound Test Music 103: Magolor's Boss Battle Theme. It is titled 支配しはいしてアゲルヨォ (Fall Under My Rule) in the Japanese soundtrack but has no official title in English so far. It's often called "Under My Control" in fan translations.

The Japanese track title is part of Magolor's Japanese scripts in the Theater movie "Let Me Explain Everything".[3] The English script counterpart is "Prepare to bow".

CROWNED

Main article: CROWNED

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Sound Test Music 105: Magolor Soul's Boss Battle Theme. It is titled "C-R-O-W-N-E-D" or simply "CROWNED".

This track has been remixed twice as the Bonus Level music in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe the standalone spin-off.

  • The first remix for the normal level remains the same title "'C-R-O-W-N-E-D";
  • The second remix for the secret level is titled "C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Reprise)".

Another remix of this track can be found in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Etymology

Magolor's name is derived from the word "magic" or "mage", as well as the name of his ship, the Lor Starcutter. This is true for his Japanese name, as well; マホロア (Mahoroa) is taken from 魔法まほう (mahou, magic) and the Lor's Japanese name, ローア (Rōa). According to the developers on a Miiverse post, his name is also taken from the Japanese term まほろば mahoroba, meaning "wonderful place". [4]

There is another in-universe meaning for Magolor's name, as well. During the second stage of the Corrupt Hyness fight in Heroes in Another Dimension in Kirby Star Allies, the Boss Description page in the pause menu states that Mafo means "lie" in Hyness' language, while Lor means "paradise". While not identical, it can be assumed that Magolor's name derives from these two terms and translates to something along the lines of "false paradise".

Trivia

  • Magolor's voice is sampled from that of Hirokazu Ando the sound composer himself.
  • On October 23, 2015, Satoshi Ishida revealed in a Miiverse post that the Master Crown "took control of" Magolor after Kirby hit him with the Ultra Sword, and that Magolor's final defeat and "liberation from his crimes" was envisioned as a bonus scene that would only play if all "special items" (presumably Energy Spheres) were collected. In the end, it was decided that this would be left out of the storyline.
  • Magolor is officially acknowledged as egg-shaped by the developers at HAL Laboratory, and he is given the nickname イカサマたまご ("deceptive egg") by Zan Partizanne. In retaliation, he calls the Three Mage Sisters 信号機三人娘 ("traffic light trio girls"), and Zan "Parmesan cheese".

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Video Walkthrough

No damage fight against Magolor in his initial form.
No damage fight against Magolor EX.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マホロア
Mahoroa
From 魔法まほう (magic) and Lor Starcutter. Also derived from まほろば mahoroba (wonderful place).
Traditional Chinese 魔法洛亞
mó fǎ luò yà
魔法 (magic) + 洛亚 (Lor)
Simplified Chinese 魔法洛亚
mó fǎ luò yà
Dutch Magolor -
French Magolor -
German Magolor -
Italian Magolor -
Korean 마버로아
Mabeoroa
From 마법 (magic) and Lor Starcutter.
Spanish Maglor Similar to English name

References

  1. "As a token of my gratitude, I'll let you in on a little secret about this ship.
    The Lor is a legendary Halcandran vessel crafted by the ancients.
    It's said that an incredible power was used to construct it.
    This same power gave rise to clockwork stars that soar the cosmos...
    mysterious items that can bring dreams to life...
    and countless other legendary creations.
    I excavated this ship from the volcano where Landia dwells and repaired it.
    But there's another ancient artifact there, one that lets you rule the universe!
    And I have a feeling Landia isn't willing to part with it quite so easily.
    So hurry up and defeat that dragon for me, Kirby!
    " –Magolor (in the Lor Starcutter when Kirby has collected all 120 Energy Spheres, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Extra Mode)
  2. "By the way, I knew about you long before our fateful meeting.
    Kirby, the happy-go-lucky hero with the bottomless stomach.
    I even know somebody who knows you quite well!
    Even on this world, you're incredibly popular!
    There may even be some folks here who have fought with you before.
    If everybody would just get along, it would make things so much easier.
    Nothing good comes of fighting. Let's always stay friends, Kirby!
    " –Magolor (in the Lor Starcutter when Kirby has collected all 120 Energy Spheres, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Extra Mode)
  3. "そう、まずハ ハジメに キミらのほし ポップスターから 支配しはいしてアゲルヨォ!" –Magolor (JP Theater movie "Let Me Explain Everything", Kirby's Return to Dream Land)
  4. Miiverse - イシダ's post

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